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“peter snowdon”

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  • The Conservative Party

    An Illustrated History

    by Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdon ...
    The Conservative Party is Britain's most successful political party. For large parts of modern British history it has been the dominant party, though it has always suffered from internal division and periods of defeat. This colourful account of the Party's history since the late 18th century takes the reader on a voyage of discovery. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The People Are Not an Image

    Vernacular Video After the Arab Spring

    by Peter Snowdon ...
    A major intervention in media studies theorizes the politics and aesthetics of internet videoThe wave of uprisings and revolutions that swept the Middle East and North Africa between 2010 and 2012 were most vividly transmitted throughout the world not by television or even social media, but in short videos produced by the participants themselves and circulated anonymously on the internet.In The ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Hope and Glory

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  • Understand Irish History: Teach Yourself

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  • The Prime Ministers We Never Had

    Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn

    by Steve Richards ...
    A deep dive into the "almosts" of British political history. What qualities separate a prime minister from those who nearly made it? Steve Richards dissects the careers of eleven influential figures, from Rab Butler to Jeremy Corbyn, who, despite their talent and ambition, never reached the highest office. This insightful analysis explores the complex interplay of leadership, circumstance, and ... Read more

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  • Ireland In The 20th Century

    by Tim Pat Coogan ...
    Ireland's bestselling popular historian tells the story of contemporary Ireland - controversial, authoritative and highly readable. Tim Pat Coogan's biographies of Michael Collins and DeValera and his studies of the IRA, the Troubles and the Irish Diaspora have transformed our understanding of contemporary Ireland, and all have been massive bestsellers. Now he has produced a major history of ... Read more

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  • The Impossible Office?

    The History of the British Prime Minister

    by Anthony Seldon, Jonathan Meakin, Illias Thoms ...
    Marking the third centenary of the office of Prime Minister, this book tells its extraordinary story, explaining how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the lives and careers, loves and scandals, successes and failures, of all our great Prime Ministers. From Robert Walpole and ... Read more

    $21.29 USD

  • Margaret Thatcher Mini Biography

    by eBios ...
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    Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. She ... Read more

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  • Independence or Union

    Scotland's Past and Scotland's Present

    by T. M. Devine ...
    There can be no relationship in Europe's history more creative, significant, vexed and uneasy than that between Scotland and England. From the Middle Ages onwards the island of Britain has been shaped by the unique dynamic between Edinburgh and London, exchanging inhabitants, monarchs, money and ideas, sometimes in a spirit of friendship and at others in a spirit of murderous dislike.Tom Devine's ... Read more

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  • The Battle for Britain

    Scotland and the Independence Referendum

    by David Torrance ...
    On 18 September 2014, Scots will decide their future: should the country quit the United Kingdom and take control of its own destiny, or should it remain part of what advocates call the most successful political and economic union of modern times? Everyone in the country has a stake in this decision. Now, in this fascinating and insightful new book, David Torrance charts the countdown to the big ... Read more

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    by Robin Harris ...
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